Building better lives
Many of our projects include regular visits to schools and local institutions. One of the benefits we can provide is employment on project sites to local people, as well as educating them about opportunities in the construction industry.
Get into Construction
Balfour Beatty is a founding sponsor of the Prince's Trust scheme Building Better Lives and its project, Get into Construction. This encourages disadvantaged young people to consider construction as a career and offers training and work experience. Following a successful pilot exercise in 2006, 23 courses are planned for 2007 across the UK.
Recognition as a Caring Company
Gammon Construction has been awarded the Caring Company Logo for 2006/2007 in recognition of its commitment to corporate citizenship. Nominated by both the Hong Chi Association and the Baptist Oi Kwan Society, the company achieved the vetted criteria in a number of areas including willingness to employ vulnerable groups and share business expertise with social service organisations. Read full case study.
Young offenders
Working in conjunction with one of our largest customers, National Grid plc, we offer convicted offenders due for release the opportunity for training and employment in work on the gas and electricity networks. Being able to train and work towards a job opportunity whilst detained has been shown to greatly improve re-integration into society upon release, as well as reduce the chances of repeat offending.
CRASH
In 2006, our Chief Executive, Ian Tyler, became President of CRASH, the construction and property industry charity for the homeless.
CRASH aims to help homelessness charities to improve their premises, facilities and accommodation provided for homeless people. CRASH brings together the expertise and help of professionals and companies from the UK construction and property industries to assist homelessness projects to reduce construction costs.
The Group is also a Patron of the charity, pledging financial support for three years.
£220 thousand raised for Marie Curie Cancer Care over two years as our preferred corporate charity
25 thousand school children compete in the Balfour Beatty sponsored London Youth Games
Raising funds for Marie Curie
Employees from a number of operating companies participated in raising funds for, and then planting out, daffodils for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The bulbs were planted in community areas in Blackburn and Wakefield.